Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-21
PRODUCE.
wheeling.


Business the past week has been good,
dealers filling large Christmas orders. The
demand for apples has improved, although
n,iccs have not advanced. Cabbage il in
limited supply, with prices SOC higher
than last week. The sales of potatoes
are better ;d the same prices Butter Is
in light supply, and the demand IS still
very GOOD. Poultry is iii light supply and
the demand heavy. The following are
wholesale quotations.:
Butter Country choice l7a20c; good
country 12aljc; common 5aGc. IheSuppiy
is light and the demand is good
Beans - Fer hani-picked navy the
demand il good and the supply Is very
light. Prices are s. 2ja2 80 pei hushel;
extra fancy 81 -.
Cheese Prime mild Ohio factory pa
BE; New York l3alic; Sweitaer l@!alic;
Lin,b.rger lOa1l. Market nominal.
Egsa-S,lictly fresh stock 2ia25c per
dozen. Supply light, demand good. Pick
led 10 to Doc; very slow.
Feathers Choice in original packages
5Oa55c; in small lots iG5c extra
Potatoes Home raised, T5aS5c pei
bushcl; demand tair; supply light.
Ponllry- Live chickens, old, ~ 1OA2 "a
per dozen; spring chirktna 81 5Ha2 -
per dozen; turkeys live 7c rSr pound;
dressed 9lllc; ducks, live >! i"a3 % per
dozen
Rags Steady at Halle FOR white mixed
cotton; 1al!> iul all wool, AMI ltal! i"I
miNcd
Iarl-Country priIac, with a fair de,
Inarrl, at 7aa~..
Onions Per buehcl 81 GOAL 10; demand
good supply scarce; per barrel - Ooa@ %
Cabbage Home raised 81 0Oa2 80 pei
barrel; demand fair; supply light.
Turnip4 81 - per barrel; demand fan
supply good.
ApHIes Home or fallen stock 81 75d2 IN
per haTrri; supply good; demand good
Northern stock, hand picked, s. 5Ua@ 10
lh-asmts So On TO 1 0n pei
dozen; quail 81 - TO ~ per dozen
rabbits 81 - dcH"n; squirrels ! - pei
dozen; demand good.
New YorK.
Nav YORK, December 20.-Flonr Re
ccipta -, -! packages; exports 1914
barrels, :, 90 sacks; steady and moderately
active sales l~,OOO barrels; choice Il
fancy 81 75,j 20. Whcat--Reccipts -, 0O'
bushels; exports l2G,0OO bushels; sale
73-l, 900 bushels failures, AMI l20,0W
bushels spot; aptious more active, ctSn lott
4 shade HIGHER; No. > spring 9DlC; un
graded red S7G92lc; No | white 95c; No
, red December ~9IaS9:C, closing at 50.
January S9!a90ic, closing ut 90ic; Feh
ruary gO3a9lsc, closing at 9lsc; Marcl
92Ia92lc, closing at 92!c; April 93ta93!c
closing ut oslo; May 93Sa9t 3-lG2, clos
ing at lc: June 93, a9isc, closing at 9isC
Corn Receipts 81, iGS bushels; export
GSi bushels; sales l,2l6,OO bushels iu
lures, I6, 600 bushels spot; options 5a2,
higher and fairly active; ungraded GO.
62lc; No. > Daccmhcr nominal; Januar!
6OiaGlir, closing vt 81 &c; February 81
aGl C, closing at Gle; May 81 l5-l6,
62yc. closing ut G2lc. OatS-Recept
81 900 bushels; exports $3.50 bushels
sales 9lj, UuO bushels futures and ln6 OW
bushels spot; steady; mixed western 26l
3Sc, white do No. i3c. Hay-Steady
Ho;a- Dali. Coffre-SpOt, fair Rio firm
al lSic; options higher, but only mOder
ately active; sales ~, $50 bags; DeCembe
Is 25al6 Acc; January and February Is ,
al6 SOC; March Ii OjllG. 20c; April lG 0i
ale. lOc; May l5.9OalG.O5c; June - S5
Ii GOc; July l5.1OIl5 S5c; August 10 4
al5. soc; November II. SOal. soc. Sugar
Quiet; Pernanbuco ll-32c; fair refnin
quoted at sic; refined quiet; standard A
6 g.l6aG3c. MolasSes and Rice Steady
Petroleum. Firm; United Sic. COtto
Seed Oil-Qniet and unchanged. Tallo'
firm at 5-l6c. Resin Dull. Turpel
tine-Dull AT BE. EggS-In fair demand
western 23l2ic. Wool Dali and easy
domestic 26,$4c; pulled lia%2c; Texas 9
22s PoIk-Urcharged and quiet. CO
Meats EISier; picklad bellies 7!c. Lard
4 shade lower; western steam spot s. It
January & O5AaS OS; February s l2tS lNi
May s. 234S 30; June s. 39Is Il; ct.
steam s. -. Butter-Firm; western II
So. Cheese-QGiet and steady; wester
l1lall3c. Copper-Dull; lake Sl7!al1sC
Chicago.
CHICAGO, December 20.-Thsre Was =
unexpected increase in the arrivals of hos
reported this morning which caused a de
cline in provisions. May wheat was d.
pressed. Corn firmly held. Oats dull